Stand for dress forms and the like



Feb. 8, 1944,

D. H. CHASON STAND FOR DRESS-FORMS ANDTHE LIKE Filed Sept. 16, 1942zznz'el Jf Chanson Patented Feb. 8, 1944 UNITED STAT STAND FoRISREssFORMS Ann Tim; LIKE Daniel H. chasonjElizabetl i, N. J., assig'nor toThe Singer Manufacturing Company; Eliza beth, N. J., a corporation ofNew Jersey Application September 16, 1942, Serial No. 458,501

7 Claims. (Cl. 223-120) tically relative to the base of the stand andare normally locked against rotation relative thereto.

.Another object of the invention is to provide conveniently actuatedtreadle-controlled means for unlocking the upper portion of the standfrom its base portion to permitthe upper portion and the dress-formcarried thereby to be turned freely about a vertical axis while fittinga dress thereto. v r 1 Another object of the invention is so toconstruct the treadle-controlled locking means that it will also servenormally to lock the upper portion ofthe stand and its base portionagainst axial separation but which, when released, will permit the upperportion of the stand to be re- ;moved from the base portion tofacilitate packing, storage, etc. I

Still another object of the invention is to provide, in a stand of thisnature, an improved tapered dress-form-supporting neck-section which ismanually adjustable as to size and readily deformable as to contour,thereby to permit the neck-section to adapt itself to irregular neckshapes.

A further object is to provide improved and simplified adjustable meansfor yieldingly supporting .the lower portion of the dress-form againstlateral movement relative to the stand. 1 These-and other objects havebeen attained by the provision of a stand as disclosed intheaccompanying drawing illustrating -a preferred embodiment of theinvention. 1- 1 In the drawing, I

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the improved stand, showing, in dottedlines, a dress-form supported thereon.

Fig.-2 is an enlarged fragmentary elevation .of the improved stand withcertain parts broken away and other parts shown in section, more fullyto disclose the structural characteristics of the stand.

,Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4is an enlarged detail sectional view of the .mea nsfor locking the upperand lower sections of :the stand together against axial separation andrelative rotation. v

Fig. 5 is an enlarged bottom view of the free end of one of the fourarms whichyieldinglyhold the lower end'ofthe dress-formagainst-lateralmovement. a

Fig.- 6 is a plan view of the form-supporting neck-section of theimproved stand, showing, in

dotted lines, the neck-section deformed. .10

invention is disclosed as embodied in a stand comprising a base-frame B,an upright standard Referring more specifically to the drawing, the

S, supported by said base-frame, a form-supporting neck-frame N securedupon. the upper 'end ofthe standard and a vertically and horizontallyadjustabl dress-form. skirt-support. D secured upon the standardandadapted yieldingly to engage the inner surface of the skirt portionofthe'dress-form F .to hold the latter against sub.-

stantial lateral movement. 1 i v r llhe'base-frame. comprises threeequally spaced flat-metal legs I, 2 and 3 each of which has two upwardlyinclined portions a and 12 secured, re

spectively, to header plates 4 and 5 secured upon a vertically arrangedtube Sconstituting one element of the standard S. Intermediate theportions it and b each leg is formed with a foot-portion c adaptedtorest upon the floor.

-The standard Scomprises the tube. 6, supported invertical position bythe base Band clamped thereto by a wing-nut t threaded on a studusecuredlwithin the lower end of the tube,'and a rod 1 telescopicallyfitted withinthe tube.'. At

its upper end the rod! is reduced in diameter'to afford a supportingshoulder for a cross-head. 8 on the down-turned endsll of whichthelneckframe N is pivotally mounted as by pivot pins 9. A'wing-nut nthreaded on the reduced upper end of the rod 1 clamps th cross-head Bthereon. The neck-frame, which is adapted to fitwithin the neck portionof the dress form to support the weightthereof, is of truncatedconicalformand comprises two semi-conical. thin sheetmetal members It] and H'pivotally mounted at their upper ends on the pivot pins 9. At theirlowerends the members H1 and H are 'slidingly fitted within each other forcircumferentialadjustment to adapt the neck-frame to dress-form'necks'ofvarious sizes. Clamp screws l2, carriedbyone member and passing througharcuate slotsyl3, in the other member, are fitted with clampnuts 14 forclamping the'members l0 and-ll in adjusted positions. In Fig.2ithe;members. l0 and. llgare shown in full lines as adjusted foraadressg-form having one size 'necksection and, in dotted lines,

as adjusted for a dress-form having a smaller neck section.

In the drawing the thickness of the metal of the members I and H hasbeen'shown greatly exaggerated. In practice the metal is sulficientlythin and flexible as to permit the neckframe to be readily deformed bythe weight of the dress-form, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 6 topermit it to adapt itself to various neck shapes. This insures surfacecontact'between the neck-frame and the neck section of. the dress-formas distinguished from line 01" point contact.

The support D which is located within and engages the lower end of thedress-form F to hold it against substantial lateral movement comprises asplit sleeve I5 slidingly mounted on the rod 1 and adapted to becontracted to grip the rod by a clamp screw I6. Secured upon the upperend of the sleeve I5 are transverse cross-bars having adjustably mountedthereon extension arms it. These arms are adapted to be secured inadjusted positions on the bars by bolts I9, carried by the arms andprojecting through slots 20 in the bars, and clamp nuts 2| threaded onsaid bolts. At their outer ends the extension arms carry dress-formengaging elements comprising resilient bow-spring fingers 22 adapted, byendwise adjustment of the bars l8, to be brought into contact with theinner face of the dress-form supported on the neck-frame N. Thesefingers 22, being resilient, will readily adapt themselves to the innercontours of individual dress-forms.

To prevent the dress-form from having uncontrolled rotation relative tothe base B means is provided for normally locking the rod 1 againstrotation in the tube 6. It is desirable, however, to be able to turn thedress-form about a vertical axis while fitting a dress thereto andtherefore means, actuable at will, has been provided for rendering saidlocking means temporarily inefiective. This locking means comprises adisk 23 carried by a split sleeve 24 clamped upon the rod I byapinch-screw 25. The periphery of the disk is serrated, thereby affordinga series of teeth 26 with spaces 21 therebetween. Clamped on the upperend of the tube 6 by a clamp-bolt 2B is a second splitsleeve 29 havingancff-set wing portion 30 within which is pivotally mounted, on bolt 23,a latch-lever 3| having an edge portion 3| -adapted normally to fitwithin one of the spaces 21 between the teeth 26 to prevent. rotation ofthe rod '1 and the dress-form carried thereby. The latch-lever 31 isnormally urged in a counter-clockwise direction, as viewed in Figs. 2and 4, to causeits upper end to enter one of the spaces 21, by the vforexample, for storagepurposes, the treadle 35 is depressed and thelatch-lever 3| is tipped to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig.2, in which position the rod 1 and disk 23 secured thereto may be raisedrelative to the tube 6, the

upward pressure of a spring-pressed rod 32 slidingly mounted inapertures 4 --5 in the header-plates 4 and 5, respectively, and havingits'upper endpivotally connected to the off-set portion 3| of the latchlever. A coil spring 33,

surrounding the rod 32 and interposed between the header-plate dand anabutment 34 carried by the rod, normally urges the rod upwardly to causethe latch 3| to engage between the teeth of the disk 23.

At its lower end the rod 32 is formed as a treadle 35 upon which theuser may step to depress the rod 32 and retract the portion3-| oi thelatch 3| from between the teeth 26-of the disk 23, thereby to permitrotation of the rod 1 and the dress-form carried thereby.

The weight of the rod 1 and the parts carried finger 3| of the latchpassing through a space 21 between two teeth 26 of the disk.

Having thus set forth the nature of the invention, what I claim hereinis:

1. In a stand for dress-forms and the like comprising a base, a standardincluding an upright tube secured to said base and a rod rotatable andaxially-movable in said tube and dress-form separation of said tube androd, and treadle-controlled means for releasing said latch.

2. In a stand for dress-forms and the like comprising a base, a standardincluding an upright tube secured to said base and a rod rotatable andaxially movable in said tube, and dress-form supporting means carried bysaid rod, the improvement which consists in the provision of a sleeveclamped to said rod and resting upon the upper end of said tube tosupport the Weight of said rod thereon, a serrated disk carried .by saidsleeve, a second sleeve secured upon the upper end of said tube, aspring-pressed latchlever carried by said second sleeve and having oneportion normally engaging said disk to prevent rotation thereof relativeto said tube and another portion normally overlying said disk to preventaxial movement thereof relative to said tube, and treadle-actuated meansto retract said latch-lever thereby to release said disk to permitrotation and axial movement of said disk and rod relative to said tube.

3. In a stand for dress-forms and the like comprising a base and astandard rising vertically from said base, the improvement whichconsists ,in the provision of a neck-frame carried by the upper end ofsaid standard and comprising a cross-head secured upon said standard, asplit truncated conical member pivotally mounted on said cross-head andconstructed and arranged to fit within and support the neck portion of adress-form, and means to vary. the size and taper of said member toconform to the neck-size of a specific dress-form to be placed thereon.

4. In a stand for dress-forms and the like comprising a base and astandard rising vertically from said base, the improvement whichconsists in theprovision of an adjustable neck-frame carried by theupper end of said standard and comprising a cross-head secured uponsaid-standard and two truncated semi-conical members pivotally mountedadjacent their upper ends -on said cross-head and having their lowerendsarranged in overlapping relation with each other, and" clamping meanscarried by the overlapped portions of said members for locking themembers together in various adjusted positions.

5. A stand for dress-forms and the like comprising a base, a verticallydisposed standard rising from said base, a neck-frame secured upon theupper end of the standard and adapted to support a dress-form pendenttherefrom, a plurality of transversely arranged cross-bars mounted uponsaid standard, an extension arm adjustably mounted on each end of eachcross bar and a pair of bow-spring fingers carried by each of saidextension arms and adapted to engage the inner surface of a dress-formdepending from said neck-frame.

6. In a stand for dress-forms having a base, a standard risingvertically from said base and press-form supporting means carried bysaid standard, the improvement which consists in the provision of anadjustable and deformable neckframe pivotally secured upon the upper endof said standard and comprising a truncated conical member including aplurality of sections adjustably secured together and made of readilydeformable material constructed and arranged to fit within and supportthe neck portion of a dress-form and to conform to irregular neck shapesunder the weight of a dress-form suspended thereon.

7. In a stand for dress-forms having a base and a standard risingvertically from said base, the improvement which consists in theprovision of a truncated conical neck-frame pivotally secured upon theupper end of said standard, said neck-frame being adjustable as to sizeand taper and deformable as to contour to adapt it to fit within andsupport the neck portions of dress forms of various sizes and shapes,said neckframe comprising a plurality of tapered shell sections ofrelatively thin sheet material pivoted together adjacent their upperends and means adjustably securing together the complemental marginalportions of the lower ends of said sections.

DANIEL H. CHASON.

